Chuck Newman, a journalism professor and former staff member at the Philadelphia Inquirer, was found dead in his Glen Mills home on Wednesday by his daughter, Allyson.

Mr. Newman, who was 77, reportedly died suddenly of a heart attack.

In addition to his post as a journalism professor at Temple, Mr. Newman was a long-tenured member of the Inquirer’s staff. He was the Philadelphia Flyers’ beat writer during their Stanley Cup victories in 1974-75 and covered Villanova basketball when the Wildcats won the NCAA National Championship in 1985.

In addition to his daughter, Mr. Newman is survived by his wife, Nancy, sons, Scott and Brett, and four grandchildren.